Library · Westcliffe
West Custer Co Library District
Westcliffe’s library is the West Custer Co Library District, a branch of West Custer County Library District, open about 34 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024School-district system. Westcliffe’s branch belongs to West Custer County Library District, which serves 4,300 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
West Custer Co Library District
209 Main Street, Westcliffe 81252
34 hrsopen a week
5,159sq ft
Charges late finesLate fees on some overdue items
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at West Custer County Library District
39K
visits
9.1 per resident
38K
loans, print + digital
8.8 per resident
366
programs & events
5,032 attended
2,781
library cards
65% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 2,500 to 10,000 people
Per-resident numbers, compared only with libraries of a similar size across the country, because a tiny town’s library always looks busier per person.
Visits per resident
9.1 visits · typical 3.0
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing per resident
8.8 print items · typical 3.8
Higher than 88% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
3.4 kids’ items · typical 1.6
Higher than 81% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
1.2 attendees · typical 0.5
Higher than 84% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
65% of residents
Higher than 76% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
38K loans last year
Books & media (adults)62%Kids’ books & media38%E-books, audio & streaming0%
Who the programs are for
366 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$80 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $43. Operating budget $346K.
Local 80%State 1%Gifts & other 19%
About these numbers
How to read this page
Hours are an averageThe survey reports a building’s public hours for the whole year. We divide by the weeks it was open, so check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Compared by size“Similar-size” means libraries serving about as many people, nationwide. Per-resident numbers always flatter the smallest towns, so they’re never compared with big cities.
One year, the library’s own countLibraries report their own visits, loans and programs for fiscal year 2024. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Distances are straight-line from the town center.